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SA Rhino Poaching Figures on the Rise

Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa says she is concerned that around 668 rhinos were lost to poaching in South Africa in 2012. So far a total of 267 people have been arrested in relation to the crime. Meanwhile five rhinos have been poached since the beginning of this year.

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